Economists love to say "there is no such thing as a free lunch."
Well, there's also no such thing as "green" consumption (or energy or growth).
It's a message that we don't want to believe because it means we will have to make sacrifices. This article (as with much of what you share) helps paint the picture of the ecoligical nightmare waiting for us if we continue to pursue the pleasant, though impossible, dream of "green" growth.
breadandcircuses